Regional Similarities in Seasonal Mortality across the United States: An Examination of 28 Metropolitan Statistical Areas

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Kalkstein, Adam J ^a  

^a UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH STATISTICS; HUMAN; MORTALITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878455831     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0063971     Document Type: Article

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